Dwayne Bacon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dwayne Bacon that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dwayne Bacon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwayne Bacon: 2017-18 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwayne Bacon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dwayne Bacon 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dwayne Bacon 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dwayne Bacon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwayne Bacon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwayne Bacon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon 7.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwayne Bacon 1,503 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dwayne Bacon 537 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dwayne Bacon 230 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dwayne Bacon 96 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dwayne Bacon 14 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dwayne Bacon 207 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwayne Bacon .402 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dwayne Bacon .314 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwayne Bacon .780 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon 10.9 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon 3.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon 1.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dwayne Bacon 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.